I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Ohio is recognized for 5 minutes.

I thank Congressman Neguse for yielding and compliment him on the hardworking representation of the people of Colorado. There could not be a more complex water system than the one that his community is a part of, and most of America has no…

I look forward to responding to my dear friend, former Chair Simpson. However, first, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Wasserman Schultz), the ranking member of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arkansas will be postponed. Amendment No. 15 Offered by Mr. Griffith The Acting CHAIR. It is…

First of all, I have great respect for the gentleman who offers this amendment, but I do find myself in the position of opposing it. In step with the myriad amendments offered by Republicans to reduce leadership salaries, this amendment…

It is concerning to me that SSA has done little to act on the backlog and at times made the problem worse.

Congress needs to write bills that meet our country's needs, and I reiterate my disappointment that the energy and water bill before us today does not adhere to the agreed to levels in the bipartisan Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. The…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in opposition to this amendment. I am sure the gentleman offering it is well-intentioned. I will say, in many of the energy technologies that I have observed, unlike the real estate industry, they…

These collective bargaining agreements are that. They are an agreement. They are a contract between labor and management that come from hard-fought negotiations.

Throwing collective bargaining agreements to the side when one party does not like it undermines the bargaining process for the hardworking and dedicated VA employees who serve our veterans every day.

This bipartisan bill aims to better inform constituents of where sinkholes are located or could form.

I was at the Iron Dome. I was in Israel. And while it is emotional for me, I am just thinking, what if it would have been 3 weeks later?

Thank you for bringing up the whole question of funding with crypto and crowdfunding.

We recommend that to help reverse bird declines the Joint Ventures be allocated $20 million.

We recommend that to help reverse bird declines the Joint Ventures be allocated $20 million.

In America today, and when it comes to poverty issues, which I am very passionate about, we have one party that has policies that are pro-dependance and decrease opportunities for people to come out of poverty.

We recommend that to help reverse bird declines the Joint Ventures be allocated $20 million.

I am finding it hard to understand why we should take Federal dollars away from states with rural populations and lower cost of living to bail out states like California.